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Hadid rejected postmodernism’s pastiche of architectural styles, instead claiming that modernism was an unfinished project – a vision that was explored in her work in the performing arts sector, including the Guangzhou Opera House (2003–10) and the Heydar Aliyev Centre (2007–12).
For an architect whose buildings are so sculptural and can stand on their own as works of art, it is not surprising that Hadid’s architectural legacy is strongest in the museum sector. Penny Craswell details Hadid's diverse body of work in a retrospective article for AR.
“I am sure that as a woman I can do a very good skyscraper,” said the late Hadid, whose work remains a force of creative inspiration in a masculine domain. While high-rise was an important sector for the startchitect, many of her designs don’t look exactly like typical high-rises. This week begins an online architectural retrospective series on Hadid which originally appeared in AR145 – Future.
"Melbourne will now have a piece of her artistic flair," says Acting Minister for Planning Jill Hennessy. The late architect's 54-storey Collins Street tower has gained approval from the Andrews Labor Government.
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